Mysuru: Dr. Renu Agrawal, former Chief Scientist, Rural Program Coordinator and Advisor at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, has been nominated as an expert member in two National Committees of Ministry of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi, for a period of three years from May 2019 to 2022. These are “Technical Interventions for Addressing…
Maharaja Sanskrit College to get Hostel Block, Shaiva Research Centre
May 17, 2019Mysuru: The foundation stone for the construction of a new Hostel Block and a Shaiva Research Centre together with an outlay of Rs. 2.36 crore was laid by Sri Siddeshwara Swamiji of Jnanayogashrama, Vijayapura at the premises of Maharaja Sanskrit College on New Sayyaji Rao Road here on May 15. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra…
Parents allege injustice in RTE seats
May 17, 2019‘Migrants misusing Aadhaar card criteria to get admission in private schools’ Mysuru: With an amendment made to the RTE Act that makes it mandatory to consider Aadhaar card in the selection of students for seats in private schools under the RTE (Right To Education) quota, parents are apprehensive that the amendment will render injustice to…
New team of Computer Society of India-Mysore Chapter
May 17, 2019Mysuru: The new team of Computer Society of India, Mysore Chapter, was installed at its AGM held recently. Chairpesron – Er. Aruna Devi, Vice Chairman – Mohammad Minaj, Secretary – J.G. Venkatesh and Treasurer – Er. A. Hemanth Kumar took charge as EC members for 2019-2020. Dr. Pushpalatha, Er. Rampur Srinath, Dr. Sathyanaryana and Er….
Tibetans protest rally against Panchen Lama’s detention
May 17, 2019Mysuru: Marking the 24th anniversary of the detention of 11th Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima by the Chinese authorities, hundreds of members of the Tibetan Youth Congress, Regional Tibetan Womens Associations (Bylakuppe, Kollegal & Hunsur) and Mysuru Tibetan Students Association took out a rally in the city this morning to press for the release of…
In quest of the vanishing sparrow !
May 17, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The humble house sparrow may only be a very tiny speck in our environment but it has remained a very integral part of man’s existence over the years. And, like the faithful dog it may perhaps have moved with man in his evolution from being a forest denizen to…
Unidentified body found
May 17, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru Railway Police, on May 15, have found a body of an unidentified man lying on Platform No. 1 at Srirangapatna Railway Station. The unidentified man, aged between 40 and 45 years is 5.5 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned and was wearing a full arm shirt and black jeans pant. The Railway Police, who…
Woman commits suicide
May 17, 2019Mysuru: A 43-year-old woman, said to be depressed in life, committed suicide by consuming pesticide tablets at her house in Rammanahalli on Wednesday. The deceased is Mangalamma. Her husband had predeceased her 12 years ago. She had two daughters and one son. She had got her children married and was working as a labourer to…
Commuting challenges
May 17, 2019Mysureans past the age of 80 years can recollect the feature of people walking, read commuting, to reach their destinations such as the shops in the Central Business District (CBD) of the city, Offices of different Departments of the Government (their number being a fraction of what they are nowadays), schools and colleges (most of…
Restoration Vs Reconstruction
May 17, 2019Sir, Apropos the news item “To Demolish or Restore: DC awaiting Government nod on Devaraja Market & Lansdowne building” (SOM dated May 14), the dilemma faced by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is a sort of self-inflicted injury. Over a period of time, MCC has failed in its duty to maintain these two century-old buildings. It…
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